Small Group Tour of Assisi and St. Francis Basilica

Small Group Tour of Assisi and St. Francis Basilica

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2h 30m
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Overview

Join a walking tour of Assisi to see the wonderful Basilica of Saint Francis, Saint Rufino’s Cathedral, and Saint Claire's Basilica as well as the lively main city square – Piazza del Comune.

Due to the exposition of the remains of St. Francis, guided tours of the basilica will be suspended from February 15, 2026, to April 6, 2026.
The guide will provide an explanation from outside, and then visitors will be able to enter on their own.

Activity location

Basilica di Santa Chiara
- Piazza Santa Chiara
- 06081, Assisi, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Parcheggio Saba Matteotti
- Piazza Giacomo Matteotti
- 06081, Assisi, Umbria, Italy

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Assisi Tour in English

2h 30m
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 10:30

Price details

€60.00 x 2 Adults€120.00

Total

Until Fri, 13 Mar

What's included, what's not

Admission tickets to St. Francis Basilica
Official English speaking guide
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Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Please notice: on Sundays, big Catholic holidays and National holidays, guided tours inside the Basilica of St. Francis ar forbidden. Your guide will explain to you the church from outside, and you will enter alone on silence.
The tour is in English
IMPORTANT: Matteotti car park is closed for renovation; no parking is possible. The meeting point remains confirmed at Matteotti car park.
On October 4th the Basilica of St. Francis is closed
Due to the public display of the relics of St. Francis, access to the basilica of St. Francis will be suspended from February 15 to April 6, 2026. During this period, the guide will provide the explanation from outside the basilica.
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Assisi (Pass by)

Meet the guide at 10:30am and visit the old Roman ruins of the local amphitheatre, which was reused in the Middle Ages as a quarry for stones to build local houses. You will see how the amphitheatre was turned into a private area. From there, the view towards the Rocca Maggiore medieval castle is one of the best in the city. Through narrow alleys and medieval squares you will reach Saint Rufino’s Cathedral and Saint Claire's Basilica. From there, you will get to the main city square, Piazza del Comune. At the square you will see one of the best-preserved Roman temples in Italy – Minerva's temple – which is surrounded by imposing medieval government buildings. The tour will then head down to the Basilica of Saint Francis which is world-famous for its 13th-14th century frescoes by the best painters of Italy at that time. Among those, the most famous is Giotto.

Basilica di Santa Chiara

The Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi, realised with the typical pink stone extracted from the quarry of the Subasio mountain, contains precious frescos dating back to the period from the XIIth to the XIVth century. In the chapel on the right, along the unique nave of St. Clare of Assisi, finishing in transept and polygonal apse, you can admire the Crucifix which, according to tradition, would have invited St. Francesco in the church of St. Damiano in order to "reset up the Church"

Chiesa Nuova

Chiesa Nuova. The Chiesa Nuova is a church in Assisi, Italy, built in 1615 on the site of the presumed birthplace of St. Francis, the house of Pietro di Bernardone. It was then called Chiesa Nuova because it was the last church to be built in Assisi at that time.

Cattedrale di San Rufino (Pass by)

Assisi Cathedral, dedicated to San Rufino (Rufinus of Assisi) is a major church in Assisi.

Santa Maria sopra Minerva

The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century.

Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

30m
Admission ticket included

Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the basilica of St. Francis was built under the direction of Brother Elias, vicar general and architect of the order, starting in 1228, just two years after the saint's death, as a place designed to receive his remains.

Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

30m
Admission ticket included

If the solemn and dark lower basilica invites penance and silence, the upper church soars into the sky, airy and bright. In a Gothic style with French influences, the nave has four bays, cross vaulting, and a polygonal transept and apse.

Location

Activity location

Basilica di Santa Chiara
- Piazza Santa Chiara
- 06081, Assisi, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Parcheggio Saba Matteotti
- Piazza Giacomo Matteotti
- 06081, Assisi, Umbria, Italy

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